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Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

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UNIT 8: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREUnit content1 Underst<strong>and</strong> psychological approaches to studyPr<strong>in</strong>ciple psychological perspectives:- behaviourist: role of re<strong>in</strong>forcement, condition<strong>in</strong>g; Pavlov, Sk<strong>in</strong>ner- social learn<strong>in</strong>g: effects of other <strong>in</strong>dividuals, groups, culture <strong>and</strong> society onbehaviour of <strong>in</strong>dividuals, self-fulfill<strong>in</strong>g prophecy, role theory; B<strong>and</strong>ura- psychodynamic: importance of the unconscious m<strong>in</strong>d, importance of earlyexperiences; Freud, Erikson- humanistic: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, self-actualisation, self-concept, selfesteem;Rogers- cognitive/<strong>in</strong>formation process<strong>in</strong>g: Piaget, Kelly- biological: maturational theory; importance of genetic <strong>in</strong>fluences onbehaviour, <strong>in</strong>fluence of nervous <strong>and</strong> endocr<strong>in</strong>e systems on behaviour; Gesell2 Be able to apply psychological approaches to health <strong>and</strong> social careApplication of psychological perspectives to health <strong>and</strong> social care practice:- behaviourist: eg underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g challeng<strong>in</strong>g behaviour, chang<strong>in</strong>g/shap<strong>in</strong>gbehaviour- social learn<strong>in</strong>g: eg promotion of anti-discrim<strong>in</strong>atory behaviours <strong>and</strong> practices,use of positive role models <strong>in</strong> health education campaigns- psychodynamic: eg underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g challeng<strong>in</strong>g behaviour, underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>manag<strong>in</strong>g anxiety- humanistic: eg empathy, underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g, respect<strong>in</strong>g other <strong>in</strong>dividuals, activelisten<strong>in</strong>g, non-judgemental approach- cognitive: eg support<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividuals with learn<strong>in</strong>g difficulties, support<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>dividuals with emotional problems/depression/post traumatic stress disorder- biological: eg underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g developmental norms, underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g geneticpredisposition to certa<strong>in</strong> illnesses or health-related behaviours, underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gthe effects of shift work on <strong>in</strong>dividuals124BN018467 – Specification – <strong>Edexcel</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>BTEC</strong> <strong>Nationals</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>– Issue 1 – February 2007 © <strong>Edexcel</strong> Limited 2007

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